Thanksgiving Day in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October. The first Canadian Thanksgiving Day was observed on April 15, 1872, to celebrate the recovery of the prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from a serious illness.
Daily Calendar for Monday, October 13, 2025
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, observed in the United States on the second Monday in October, recognizes the culture, contributions, and history of Native Americans. Ways to celebrate include attending community events, supporting indigenous businesses and art, and expanding knowledge via museums and other resources. The holiday is celebrated in certain areas in lieu of Columbus Day (a federal holiday) because of the devastation that European exploration brought to indigenous peoples of the Americas. Learn more about Indigenous Peoples’ Day here.
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island in the Bahamas, convinced that he had reached the East Indies. The anniversary of his landing in the New World was first formally celebrated in 1792, by the Columbian Order (Society of St. Tammany) in New York City. Now, it is celebrated nationally on the second Monday in October.
Born
- Mary McCauley (Molly Pitcher) –
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (politician) –
- Art Tatum (jazz pianist) –
- Herbert Lawrence Block (editorial cartoonist) –
- Cornel Wilde (actor) –
- Lenny Bruce (comedian) –
- Margaret Thatcher (former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) –
- Paul Simon (musician) –
- Sammy Hagar (musician) –
- Lacy J. Dalton (singer) –
- Marie Osmond (singer) –
- Nancy Kerrigan (figure skater) –
- Ashanti (singer) –
Died
- Milton Hershey (American manufacturer and philanthropist) –
- Ed Sullivan (television personality) –
- Stephen Ambrose (historian) –
Events
- Cornerstone of the White House was laid–
- The Jewish organization B’nai B’rith was founded–
- Several countries adopted the Greenwich longitude as the prime meridian–
- Boston Americans (now Red Sox) won first World Series–
- The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series–
- William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, was published in New York–
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened on Broadway–
- Expo 86 ended in Vancouver, British Columbia–
- The United States Navy Memorial was dedicated, Washington, D.C.–
- Stock market dropped 190.58 points in what was called the Friday the 13th mini-crash–
- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Oklahoma–
- Thirty-three miners trapped underground for more than 2 months were rescued, Copiapo, Chile–
- Actor William Shatner became the oldest person, at age 90, to travel to space–
Weather
- A snowstorm hit New York City–
- Project Cirrus: 80 lbs. dry ice released onto hurricane–
- Up to 2 feet of snow blanketed Buffalo, New York, and surrounding areas–
